EPPO Global Database

Bagrada hilaris(BAGRHI)

Distribution details in Chile

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2017: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2016
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: subject to official control (2017-03)
Comments
First specimens were collected in the province of Santiago (Metropolitan region) in September 2016.

From NPPO (2017): found in the following municipalities: Colina, Curacaví, Lampa, Maipú, Pudahuel and Til Til (Metropolitan region), and Putaendo (Valparaíso region). Under official control.
References
* Faúndez EI, Lüer A, Cuevas AG, Rider DA, Valdebenito P (2016) First record of the painted bug Bagrada hilaris (Burmeister, 1835) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) in South America. Arquivos Entomolóxicos 16, 175-179.
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* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports – Chile (CHL-26/1 of 2017-03-20) Official pest control declared to Bagrada hilaris. https://www.ippc.int/en/countries/chile/pestreports/2017/03/official-pest-control-declared-to-bagrada-hilaris/